Vaughan Williams - Is My Team Ploughing?

Is My Team Ploughing? involves muted strings. What term defines this technique?

• a piacere

• con sord

• con brio

• doloroso

Is My Team Ploughing? has a key signature of 1 flat. What key are we in to begin with?

• F major

• D minor

• G minor

• B flat major

What does agitato mean?

• Slowly

• Dying away

• Agitated

• Excitable

The vocal melody mainly moves by step. What is the term for this movement?

• Melismatic

• Cantabile

• Dolce

• Syllabic

What does andante sostenuto ma non troppo lento mean?

• Fast throughout

• Slowly with sustained notes

• Steady pace but not too slow

• Walking pace

What ensemble accompanies the voice in this movement?

• Piano Quintet

• String Trio and Organ

• String Octet

• Piano

Which two composers influenced Vaughan Williams use of parallel movement in his chordal writing?

• Mozart and Beethoven

• Holst and Stravinsky

• Ravel and Debussy

• Gershwin and Delius

The term colla voce appears at bar 50. What does it mean?

• Hear the voice

• Vocal solo

• With the voice

• Underneath the vocal line

The melody is at times modal - but which mode is used?

• Aeolian

• Dorian

• Lydian

• Locrian

The structure of Is My Team Ploughing is?

• Da Capo Aria

• Through Composed

• Rondo

• Strophic